Most copies you will find of Captain Apache are of an old full screen public domain print that has been floating around since the 1980's. In 2000 UK Stonevision released a partially widescreen version of the film (in 1:78 aspect ratio, not the proper 2:35). Until recently this was the best you could do for this film.
Finally in 2013, UK company Simply Media, released a 2:35 anamorphic widescreen DVD. Unfortunately, this DVD has only been available in Europe, and as such is region 2/PAL encoded (making it unplayable on most US DVD players)
VIDEO
This DVD does present Captain Apache in full widescreen for the first time, however it is not a stellar transfer. Image is quite soft, and was obviously pulled from a good quality videotape source. Color is slightly muted, which could be an aspect of the original print.
Screencaps below-
AUDIO
Lee's singing is extremely glorious in this edition! Also you will notice the Robert Reitty has dubbed pretty much every ones voice except the 3 leads! English audio only on this disc.
EXTRAS
None.
This is the best Captain Apache has ever looked, and probably your best bet until we see a Blu-ray release. Below is the widescreen evolution of this film on DVD.
THE GOOD:
- Widescreen
- Decent image quality
THE BAD
- Region 2 (UK) only
- No extras
Amazon.co.uk - Captain Apache DVD
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